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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Criteria (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The making and amending of rent schemes is the responsibility of local authorities as an integral part of their housing management functions, subject to broad principles laid down by my Department in Circular letter HRT 3/2002 of 6 March 2002. It is a matter for local authorities, when assessing individual households, to consider whether rents payable are in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement through design, planning and construction of the social housing project at Carrickmacross, County Monaghan to deliver 7 new units of accommodation is a matter in the first instance for Monaghan County Council and the approved housing body Respond. I understand that the project is currently under construction and targeted to be completed in quarter 1 of 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Records (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The number of staff employed in my Department’s archives unit in each of the years is set out in the following table. Appropriate training is provided to staff who are undertaking archival functions including the examination of records for referral to the National Archives. The number of staff employed in my Department’s Archives Unit will be kept under review in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Reform (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: A Programme for A Partnership Government proposes that a number of referendums be held, these include referendums on: - Article 41.2.1 of the constitution regarding a “woman’s life within the home”; - The question of amending Article 40.6.1(i) of the Constitution to remove the offence of blasphemy; - Ireland’s participation in the Universal Patent Court; and -...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Commission Establishment (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: In 2015, on the basis of a consultation paper prepared by my Department, and at the invitation of the then Minister, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht undertook a public consultation process on the establishment of an electoral commission. The Committee published a report on the consultation in January 2016. This report contains a series of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement through design, planning and construction of the project at Shannon, County Clare to deliver 21 new social housing units is a matter in the first instance for Clare County Council. I understand that the Council has the design for this project developed and is preparinga Part 8 planning proposal.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement through design, planning and construction of the project at Quilty, County Clare to deliver 10 new social housing units is a matter in the first instance for Clare County Council. I understand that the Council is preparing tender documents for the project at present with a view to advancing it at the earliest opportunity.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement through design, planning and construction of the project at Ennis, County Clare to deliver 7 new social housing units is a matter in the first instance for Clare County Council and the approved housing body, Clare Haven Services Ltd., which is implementing the project. I understand that the Council is currently awaiting a further submission from the approved housing body...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement of the project at Doonbeg, County Clare to deliver 12 new social housing units through design, planning and construction is a matter in the first instance for Clare County Council and the approved housing body, Kilkee Housing Association Ltd., which is implementing the project. I understand that the approved housing bodyis in the process of procuring a design team to advance...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement of the project at Thomas Davis Street in Cork city to construct 35 new social housing units through design, planning and construction is a matter in the first instance for Cork City Council and the approved housing body Respond, which is implementing the project. I understand that the approved housing body is currently working to acquire an additional site alongside their...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement of the project at Vincent Avenue, St. Mary's Road in Cork City to construct 25 new social housing units through design, planning and construction is a matter in the first instance for Cork City Council and the approved housing body Respond, which is implementing the project. My Department is awaiting design and cost proposals from the Council and the approved housing body...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement through design, planning and construction of the project at Boyces Street, in Cork City to construct 12 new social housing units is a matter in the first instance for Cork City Council. I understand that the City Council is revising the project so that it will instead provide 40 units and that the revised designs are to be forwarded by the Council to my Department shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement through design, planning and construction of the project at Friar’s Walk, in Cork City to construct 4 new social housing units is a matter in the first instance for Cork City Council and the approved housing, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which is implementing this project. I understand that the City Council is awaiting a further submission on the design and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement through design, planning and construction of the project at Saint John’s Well in Cork City to construct new social housing units is a matter in the first instance for Cork City Council. Since the original approval by my Department to develop 2 housing units at this site, the City Council has revised its plans and now proposes to construct 6 units there. The revised...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: I understand that Cork City Council has decided not to proceed with the project at Lough Road to construct 2 new social housing units as the traffic and other challenges result in it not being feasible.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: Every Can Counts, the away from home drinks can recycling programme was launched as part of Repak Recycling Week in 2012. The partnership between drink can manufacturers and the recycling industry aims to encourage people to recycle more, whether it be at work, at college, at an event or festival or while out and about. Further information on the programme is available at...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: Local authorities, through the Project Management Office (PMO) of the Local Government Management Agency, have been exploring new models of service delivery in recent years and have implemented projects which are established best practice in the areas of shared services, external service delivery and procurement. The Public Service Reform Oversight Group was established to oversee the work...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is currently available in 19 Local Authority areasand to homeless households in the Dublin local authority areas under the Homeless HAP pilot. There are currently more than 10,700 households being supported by the scheme. In order to set the HAP limits at informed, practical and appropriate levels my Department has worked closely with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Staff Data (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The material requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Year Impact on staff numbers as a result of hiring and departures through retirement or leaving service 2011 -11 2012 -4 2013 -3 2014 -6 2015 -1 2016 2

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, to delete lines 16 to 26 and substitute the following:“ “(1A) (a) Notwithstanding section 21(1) of the No. 2 Act of 2013, Irish Water shall not charge for water services provided to a dwelling in respect of the period (in this subsection referred to as the ‘first-mentioned period’) commencing on 1 July 2016 and ending on 31 March...